Hungarian classical and folk music are renowned all over the world. Hungarian composers such as Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Franz Liszt have helped shape Europe's and the world's music life and teaching methods. Budapest's concert halls are always bustling with life, as artists from all over the world perform here regularly.

Globetrotting Hungarian folklore ensembles (Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, Duna Artists Ensemble, Rajkó Orchestra) regularly take to the stage of the Duna Palace.

You don't always have to dress elegantly and go to a concert hall to hear classical music; you can hear it even while strolling around Budapest in city-festivals.

Concert in Hungarian Parliament

The Cupola Room of Parliament will provide the venue for consecutive concerts by the chamber orchestra Magyar Virtuózok (Hungarian Virtuosos) on a Friday once a month.

The price of the ticket includes a tour of the Parliament which starts from the cloakroom at 5.00 p.m.

Tours will be guided in English and German, and include a visit of the main staircase, the dome hall, the lounge, and if possible the upper house floor.

Visitors are kindly requested to wait for the guide at the cloakroom, and to stay on the designated path during the walk. Taking photographs is permitted, but using flash at the crow jewels is not allowed.

Due to official schedule and security measures, slight changes in the program are possible. We apologize for any inconvenience is advance. In order to make the admission security procedures easier at the gate, we kindly ask you to put your mobile phones, cameras, keys and small metal objects on the conveyor belt.

More information:

Bacchus Arts Stúdió Kft.

Tel.: 1/488-7093

E-mail: bacchus.studio@gmail.com

Organ Concert of Gábor Lehotka and his disciples

aThe St. Anne Church is one of the most beautiful baroque buildings of Budapest.

The construction of the church started in 1740, according to the plans of Kristóf Hamon, and was completed by Mátyás Nepauer in 1761.

 

In the next 200 years the church suffered from wars, floods and earthquakes, even it was planned to be demolished, owing to the construction of the metro network. Fortunately this plan was not realised, and the church was reconstructed between 1970-1984.

The programme of the concert was adapted for the organ of this church by Gábor Lehotka, professor of the Academy of Music in Budapest. Anasztázia Bednarik, Miklós Teleki and László Attila Almásy regularly give concerts in Hungary, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

Every concert starts at 20:00, and takes about 65 minutes, without intermission.

Concert dates:

May: 2. 9. 16. 23. 30.
June: 1. 6. 8. 13. 15. 20. 22. 27. 29.
July: 4. 6. 11. 13. 18. 20. 25. 27.
August: 1. 3. 8. 10. 15. 17. 22. 24. 29. 31.
September: 5. 7. 12. 14. 19. 21. 26. 28.

Ticket price:

3600 HUF (approx. 14 €)

More information :

Hungaria Koncert Kft.
web site: www.ticket.info.hu , www.hungariakoncert.hu
e-mail: hunkonc@ticket.info.hu
tel./fax: (+36 1) 317-13-77, (+36 1) 317-27-54

Danube Symphony Orchestra

Program of the Danube Concert is made as a visiting card of Hungary. All melodies have a connection with Hungary: either they were composed by hungarian or by foreign composers but with some relation to Hungary.

The Danube Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1961. ad since then they have given many performances both in Hungary and abroad. Their repertoire covers almost every musical style from the Baroque music to music of the 20th century.
Besides their permanent conductor András Deák, they are often conducted by other Hungarian and foreign conductors. Many Hungarian and foreign guest artists have performed with the orchestra, including Giuseppe di Stefano from Italy, James Galway, a flautist from Ireland and Ray Charles, the jazz star from the USA. They have given performances in Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy.

Every concert starts at 20.00, and consists of twice 40-45 minutes, with an intermission.

Concert dates:

March: 22.
May: 3. 10. 17. 24. 31.
June: 7. 14. 21. 28.
July: 5. 12. 19. 26.
August: 9. 16. 23. 30.
September: 6. 13. 20. 27.
October: 4. 11. 18. 25.
November: 1.
December: 25. 27. 30.
2009. January: 1 (17:30, and 20:00)

Program:

works of Erkel, Liszt, Lehár, Monti, Berlioz, Haydn, Bartók, Kálmán, Dvorak, and Strauss

Ticketprices:

8100 HUF (approx. 34 €) / 7200 HUF (approx. 31 €) / 6400HUF (approx. 27 €)

More information :

Hungaria Koncert Kft.
web site: www.ticket.info.hu , www.hungariakoncert.hu
e-mail: hunkonc@ticket.info.hu
tel./fax: (+36 1) 317-13-77, (+36 1) 317-27-54